Descriptive Summary
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Pomona College Poster Collection
Dates: 1888-2020
Collection number: PC.0025
Extent:
28.3 Linear Feet
(9 map drawers)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The collection includes college
advertisements, event and exhibition posters, student proclamations and broadsides, campus
signage, College awards and certificates, student diplomas, and artwork primarily
originating from Pomona College and its students from 1888-2020.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
the Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pomona College Poster Collection (PC-0025). Pomona College
Archives, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Items acquired through various donations and transfers.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are anticipated and this finding aid will be updated
periodically. Please visit our ArchivesSpace page for a more frequently updated container
list: https://claremont.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/9/resources/1147
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Pomona College Poster Collection is an artificial collection of college advertisements,
event and exhibition posters, student proclamations and broadsides, campus signage, College
awards and certificates, student diplomas, and artwork. Spanning from 1888-2020, the
collection contents primarily originate from Pomona College and its students and include
multiple items related to specific class years and college events. Aside from Pomona College
or student-created materials, the collection also features assorted items such as propaganda
posters and lobby cards for films shot on campus or starring Pomona College alumni. The
collection is current and is still accruing materials. New materials will be added as
acquired.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following nine series:
- Series 1: Advertisments, 1900-1903 and undated
- Series 2: Awards and certificates, 1908-2016
- Series 3: Events and performances, 1888-2017 and undated
- Series 4: Exhibitions, 1987-2015 and undated
- Series 5: Signage, 2020 and undated
- Series 6: Student posters and broadsides, 1905-1937 and undated
- Series 7: Artwork, 1966 and undated
- Series 8: Miscellaneous, 1945-1962 and undated
- Series 9: Oversize materials, 1987
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Subject Terms
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Advertising
Art--Exhibitions
College buildings
College students
Glee clubs
Motion pictures
Music -- Performance
Genre and Form of Materials
Art
Awards
Broadsides
Certificates
Diplomas
Lobby cards
Posters
Proclamations
Signs and signboards